If you scroll down all the way to the bottom of this page, you will notice a new “calorie counter” in the bottom right corner. It is very neat as it will tell you not only calories, but also all the vitamins and minerals and fiber contents of almost any food.

The salad was made with 1 avocado, 1 cup of beets (cooked, peeled and sliced), 2 cups Edamame (cooked) and vinaigrette dressing with two chopped green onions.

To illustrate, I punched in the ingredients of this salad for two and for fun you can calculate that it has 280 calories per person (without dressing), 48% of your recommended daily fiber and 18% of your iron .

California Avocado

Nutrition Facts

1 fruit, without skin and seed (136g ≈ 0.300lb ≈ 4.80oz)

Calories 227

From Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20.96 g 32%

Saturated Fat 2.88 g 14%

Trans Fat ~

Cholesterol 0 mg 0%

Sodium 10.88 mg 0%

Total carbohydrate 11.75 g 4%

Dietary Fiber 9.25 g 37%

Sugars 0.41 g

Protein 2.67 g

Vitamin A

4%

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Vitamin C

20%

Calcium

2%

•

Iron

5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

And I like that it shows a picture of the food because sometimes I am not sure I have the right name.
Also, it is scary to find out the real facts in some cases, who would have thought that a spoon of jam on your toasts in the morning was no better for you than a nutella sandwich, gr….

This is about simple cooking for my kids away from home, family and friends and friends of friends. Not quite recipes, just inspiration.Often, no exact quantities, certainly no scientific potions, but a bit of magic and lots of love! and you could always ask for more details.
Share my love of cooking, enjoy the Pacific West Coast bounty and help me pass along the French Heritage from my Grand-mothers and my Dad who taught me.

Salt and Pepper

Even when I don't say so, use Baleine sea-salt and fresh ground pepper from your Peugeot pepper mill, goes without saying!

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